Royal Mail

Bosses in promise on mail deliveryShropshire Star, UKRoyal Mail bosses will assure Ellesmere residents they will still get first class service when the town's delivery office closes next month. A letter to be sent out to all Ellesmere households by the firm promises that post will be delivered at the … …

Manchester Evening News Profits joy for Royal MailManchester Evening News, UKROYAL MAIL doubled its profits to £321m despite a huge fall in the number of letters being posted, new figures show. The average daily postbag of letters and parcels has fallen by nine million to 75 million in the past three …

Royal Mail posts positive full year figures but billion-pound …PrintWeek, UKRoyal Mail has posted a twofold increase in profits to £321m for 2008/9 in the face of declining mail volumes. While all four units within the mail operator recorded a profit for the first time in 20 years, Royal Mail has …

Telegraph.co.uk Stamp collection celebrates 250th anniversary of Kew GardensTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomRoyal Mail is also issuing new stamps showing 10 species of endangered British plants. The stamps show plants like Lady's Slipper Orchid, Dwarf Milkwort, Marsh Saxifrage, Floating Water Plantain, Downy Woundwort, Round Headed Leek, Plymouth Pear and … More: continued here

Royal Mail Profits Up But Workers UnhappyHell Mail, UKDespite falling mail volume, Royal Mail saw its profits double last year to £321 million. This is likely to fuel further claims by the Communication Workers Union that the group remains profitable and there are no sound reasons why the government … More: …

Posties in a storm over BNP leafletMirror.co.uk, UKThirty Royal Mail staff are snubbing the far right group's offensive literature. The unrest comes after a postman revealed that Royal Mail staff get a bonus for delivering BNP material. The worker, whose identity we are concealing, said: "I get 3p a …POSTIES' 3P …

Royal Mail doubles profits to £321mThe Press AssociationRoyal Mail has doubled its profits to £321 million despite a huge fall in the number of letters being posted. The newly-published results sparked fresh controversy over the Government's plan to part-privatise the business. The postal giant announced it … More: continued here

Britain: Labour government steps up plan to privatise Royal MailWorld Socialist Web Site, MIBy Robert Stevens The Labour government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown is pressing ahead with plans to privatise the Royal Mail, Britain's state postal service. The government's agenda, put forward by Business Secretary Lord Mandelson in the Postal …

British postal carriers balking at leafletUnited Press InternationalRoyal Mail chiefs in Bristol and Somerset were accused of "bullying," with one office allegedly threatening workers with dismissal if they do not comply. The Communication Workers Union also accused Royal Mail of breaking a "conscience clause" in their … More: continued here

Unite's Reaction to Royal Mail's ProfitsSYS-CON Media (press release), NJ"Royal Mail was losing GBP1 million a day. The efforts and hard work of our members has helped to take this business into profit. "We call upon Royal Mail to end its threat to freeze the pay of our members and to …